Brasserie St. James goes dark on Valencia

Taster glasses of the Third Man Belgian trifel, Red Headed Stranger ale and Jamison's Station porter at Brasserie Saint James in Reno.

Taster glasses of the Third Man Belgian trifel, Red Headed Stranger ale and Jamison's Station porter at Brasserie Saint James in Reno.

Photo: Spud Hilton, The Chronicle

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Brasserie Saint James has closed on Valencia.

Brasserie Saint James has closed on Valencia.

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Brasserie St. James goes dark on Valencia

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Almost two years after opening its doors on Valencia, Brasserie Saint James (742 Valencia St.) appears to have served it last drink. The San Francisco outpost of Art Farley’s Reno operation is listed as closed on Yelp, Chronicle phone calls to the location have gone unanswered, and most importantly, the brewery’s 7-barrel brewing equipment is listed for sale on Craigslist.

If the closure is permanent, which appears to the be the case, it’ll have happened quickly and quietly. The brewery was open as recently as Jan. 3, according to postings from Yelpers.

The Brasserie Saint James in Reno remains open.

If this is it for Brasserie Saint James, it’s safe to say the brewery’s Valencia Street space won’t be vacant for long. The prime real estate — the onetime home of the short-lived Abbot’s Cellar — is next to Dandelion Chocolate between 18th and 19th streets, a strip of Valencia with high foot traffic. Stay tuned for updates on the next the next tenant.

"We were originally planning on closing the first week of the year for repairs and a bit of retooling," he said. "Then we looked at the financial reports for the end of the year and just knew we couldn't keep going."

He said there are businesses in talks to take over the space.

"The climate in California just isn't great for restaurants," Farley added. "If I were to try again with something new in San Francisco, it wouldn't be with food and I would l would want to be my own landlord."